Found by Paul Notman as part of a window surround in a building being demolished near Easter Road, Edinburgh.
This example is not in my possession.
West Bank Brick and Tile Works, Portobello, Edinburgh.
The brick is stamped to the header.
(Note – SBH – It is not known what the 1907 date represents. It could be when the brick was made or it may represent some other unknown notable date in the West Bank Brickworks history).
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Found by Ian Suddaby on the site of the old Manuel Works, Whitecross. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Stein made such bricks under licence. M. H. Detrick – The M.H. Detrick Company is…
Found by John Philip at Drybridge, Buckie. I am not in possession of this example. Errol Brick and Tile Works, Inchcoonans, Dundee. . . .
Found by Steve Simkin in the Roslin, Midlothian area. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick found by Steve Simkin at the same location as above. This is a ‘white’ version of the brick and continues the theory that the company manufactured…
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Gorebridge area. This example is not in my possession. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby at the Heathfield Fireclay Works site. Left in situ. 28.8.4 is likely to be a date as in 28/08/1904. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . Below – The following ‘dated’ Heathfield slabs were found at the old Ravenscraig Steelworks, Motherwell. They were left in situ. Below – 20.9.3 – likely to…
Found by Alain Magee near St Boswells. This example is not in my possession. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .
This brick was found by Javier Pérez while diving in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Alicante, Spain. Manufactured by Gilchrist & Goldie, Shawfield Toll Brickworks, Glasgow. . . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby near Pathhead. This example is not in my possession. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . .
Found by Richard Dobbin in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow. Manufactured by Gilchrist & Goldie, Shawfield Toll Brickworks, Glasgow. . . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby in Leith, Edinburgh. This example is not in my possession. Ian states – This might well be a second as it’s not well made. On the first photo, the frog is malformed and looks like it’s been repositioned in the press. The whole brick is misshaped too and the letters aren’t clear,…
